A distracted driver who veered onto the shoulder of a Utah roadway last year, striking and killing a bicycling district court judge, quietly took a misdemeanor reckless driving plea in May and is well into a six-month probation sentence.
Because there was no sign that David E. Bertelson, now 79, had been drinking or abusing drugs, the law did not provide for a more severe charge, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill told the Salt Lake Tribune.
Read more: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/driver_takes_misdemeanor_plea_after_striking_and_killing_judge_on_bicycle/
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